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Santa Fe Cell Tower Meeting

AT&T wants to build a cell tower in Santa Fe, but residents are saying no way.

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Updated: 10:33 PM MDT Jun 24, 2014

Santa Fe Cell Tower Meeting

AT&T wants to build a cell tower in Santa Fe, but residents are saying no way.

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WEBVTT ALCOHOL IN HIS SYSTEM. WE ALL RELY ON OUR CELL PHONES - BUT HOW MUCH ARE WE WILLING TO GIVE UP, TO GET THAT SERVICE? THAT'S THE DILEMMA IN SANTA FE, WHERE AT&T WANTS TO BUILD A CELL TOWER THAT'S MORE THAN 60 FEET TALL! JUST ABOUT AN HOUR AGO, THE COMPANY LOST ONE BATTLE... BUT AS KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER LAURA THOREN TELLS US, THE FIGHT ISN'T OVER, YET. HERE AT THE HOME OF THE WHOPPER - A WHOPPING 64-FOOT CELL TOWER COULD SOON BE BUILT. MANY SANTA FEANS AREN'T HAPPY ABOUT ITS LOCATION RIGHT OUTSIDE A BURGER KING, ON THE CORNER OF WEST ALAMEDA AND ST FRANCIS DRIVE. WE FOUND A "NO BURGER KING CELL TOWER" STICKER, SLAPPED ON A LIGHTPOST OUTSIDE... AND THIS WOMAN LOUDLY SHARED HER OPINION, FROM HER CAR. no cell tower here! No cell tower there! LOCALS PLEADED BEFORE THE HISTORIC DISTRICT'S REVIEW BOARD, ASKING OFFICIALS TO BAR AT&T FROM BUILDING THE TOWER SO CLOSE TO A RESTAURANT, A SCHOOL, AND OLD TOWN SANTA FE. I'm known for my opposition to cell towers because of their health effects. I'm a realtor in santa fe //STITCH OUT PAUSE// I'm astounded that a cell tower of these proportions might be allowed in that area. Using this 16 so using this camera perspective, burger is roughly 20 feet, which would make the cell tower about my height at 64 feet. IN THE END - THE BOARD SIDED WITH THEM, VOTING AT&T CANNOT CONSTRUCT ITS NEWEST TOWER HERE. AT&T REPRESENTATIVES WERE AT THE MEETING BUT DIDN'T WANT TO SPEAK ON CAMERA. WERE AT THE MEETING BUT DIDN'T WANT TO SPEAK ON CAMERA. IN A STATEMENT, THE COMPANY SAYS IT "...understands and appreciates the concerns of the community." AND PROMISED TO FOLLOW SANTA FE'S CODES. THEY'LL STILL BE ABLE TO FIGHT FOR THE TOWER ...AS LONG AS THEY APPEAL WITHIN THE NEXT 15 DAYS. LOCALS HOPE THE COMPANY LOSES ITS BATTLE AGAIN. it mars the streetscape. It deteriorates the character of the neighborhood I chose to live in. LAURA THOREN KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS. AT&T SAYS IT'S COMMITTED TO GIVING CUSTOMERS BETTER WIRELESS SERVICE IN SANTA FE, WHILE RESPECTING THE

Santa Fe Cell Tower Meeting

AT&T wants to build a cell tower in Santa Fe, but residents are saying no way.